| Release Date: | Oct 1926 |
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| Genres: | Drama / Romance |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
| Cast: | Greta Garbo (Elena), Antonio Moreno (Manuel Robledo) Marc McDermott (M.Fontenoy (as Marc MacDermott)) Lionel Barrymore (Canterac) Armand Kaliz (Marquis de Torre Bianca) Roy D'Arcy (Manos Duras) Robert Anderson (Pirovani (as Robert Andersen)) Francis McDonald (Timoteo) Hector Sarno (Rojas (as Hector V. Sarno)) Virginia Brown Faire (Celinda) Steve Clemente (Salvadore (uncredited)) Roy Coulson (Trinidad (uncredited)) Louise Emmons (Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)) Inez Gomez (Sebastiana (uncredited)) Bob Kortman (Duras henchman (uncredited)) Ethan Laidlaw (Caballero (uncredited)) Alys Murrell (Josephine (uncredited)) Mauritz Stiller ((uncredited)) |
In a masked ball in Paris, Manuel Robledo, a young Argentinian architect, meets Elena, the Marquess of Torre Blanca. Later, the young woman is rightly accused causing the misfortune and loss of wealth of Fontenoy, a man who fell for her charms. To escape social criticism, the Marquis of Torre Blanca transfers his residence to Argentina. There, Elena meets again Manuel, when he is building a river's dam. Manos Duras, a thug, harasses Elena, and when Manuel intervenes, he defies him to a whip duel. The duel is long and vicious, both men suffering many cuts on their faces and naked chests, but in the end, the thug is vanquished and humiliated. Manos Duras sets up an ambush to murder Manuel, but the Marquis of Torre Blanca is killed instead. Now, there only two men in love for Elena, the eternal temptress^?
